Indonesian Supreme Court Jurisprudence 004K/AG/1979: Divorce Before a Religious or Shari'a Court

Author(s): Agus Dt. Gamik, I. Moenadjat W, Mas&#39;ud Mangkuto
Title: Yurisprudensi 004K/AG/1979
City of Publication: Jakarta
Publisher: Mahkamah Agung Republik Indonesia
Year: 1398 / 1978
Source: <a target="_blank" href="https://jdih.mahkamahagung.go.id/index.php/beranda/database/3.-Yurisprudensi/Agama/Tahun-1979/">Mahkamah Agung Republik Indonesia
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Mahkamah Agung Republik Indonesia, Posted by Daniel Peterson, 29 July 2016

This Supreme Court jurisprudence states that, since the enactment of Law No. 1 of 1974 on Marriage and Government Regulation No. 9 of 1975 on the Implementation of Law No. 1 of 1974 on Marriage, divorce as initiated by a husband (thalak) must be conducted before the local religious court/shari'a court.